World travels—from Asia to Africa to South America—reveal a wide array of culinary concoctions
When my husband, Tom, and I started planning our family gap year of global travel, the first thing I thought about, naturally, was food.
Even before investing in a raft of...

Christy Hill Lakeside Bistro serves sophisticated Modern American cuisine in a stunning Tahoe setting
It seems like all Tahoe roads somehow lead to Squaw Valley. And so it is with Christy Hill Lakeside Bistro in Tahoe City. The restaurant originally opened some 38 years ago in...

Fill your cup with these Tahoe-based tipples, teas and coffees
Yes, Tahoe brews beer, but other oft-craved beverages also have their humble high-altitude beginnings here. Most can be enjoyed at cafés, restaurants and bars around The Lake and purchased via area retailers or online. Here are...

No need to check in to check out these dining spots
Tahoe has its share of handsome, earth-toned, oft-awarded hotels, many of which happen to house some of the region’s top restaurants. Run by talented chefs who take pride in cultivating personal relationships with area purveyors...

The Reno–Tahoe area’s fleet of food trucks is ever expanding
It wasn’t long ago that a few food trucks rolled onto local roads, dishing out delightful treats from gooey grilled cheeses to spicy samosas from their mobile custom-built kitchens. Several years and many food trucks later,...

Kalani’s in South Lake Tahoe warms winter with Hawaiian Island fare
Snowboards, surfboards, sushi. The Tahoe-Hawaii connection is a well-travelled one, and the shortest distance between the two happy places might be Kalani’s at Lake Tahoe, where waves of Pacific Rim flavors are served in an...

Q&A with William Burns, executive chef at Moody’s Bistro, Bar & Beats
Executive chef at Moody’s Bistro, Bar & Beats in Truckee since 2012, William Burns grew up in Connecticut and graduated from New York City’s prestigious French Culinary Institute. A veteran of the city’s celebrated...

Classic Truckee diner is big on portions and people
The folks at JAX at the Tracks have figured out that mountains make us hungry. Really, really hungry, at all hours of the day. The classic American diner along an Old Town Truckee stretch of the Transcontinental...

Born and raised in a fishing and hunting family in a small town surrounded by strawberry farms near Portland, Oregon’s Columbia River, Tiffany Swan, the newly elevated executive chef of Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, oversees all food outlets and experiences at both resorts.
What’s your earliest...